Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856.

DEBATES OF CONGRESS. 725 MARCI,9 1826.] Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb in Kentucky. L1. W)F R. and that committee had made two reports; and with the views entertained by the gentleman this asylum at Danville has been in successful from New York, he should not offer it. He operation for several years. He trusted this believed, with the gentleman from Kentucky, bill would pass on its own merits. The State that they could not make an appropriation he represented, Mr. B. said, had also a similar for an object which was more valuable than asylum, but, for his part, he did not feel it his the one now under consideration. He did not duty to embarrass the progress of this bill, by say this lightly, having been a director of an offering an amendment in favor of that asy- institution of this kind for some time, and being lum, though he knew it to be in successful well convinced of the benefits which flowed operation. from it. He should vote for the bill without Mr. MALLARY said, it was sometimes the amendment, under the conviction that this practice to embarrass the progress of a bill, by House would do, in other parts of the Union, offering an amendment, entirely differing in that which it had done in the eastern States, its object, though he could not believe the gen- and which he hoped it would do, in the valleys tleman had that object in view, in the present of the Mississippi. instance. He could not ask for New Jersey The amendment was rejected. what he would be unwilling to give to Ken- Mr. VINTON moved the following amendtucky. He presumed the gentleman was favor- ment, viz: to strike out the words " or a tract able to the principle of the bill, but he thought of land equal thereto; " which was agreed to. there was no necessity for the gentleman from Mr. THoMPsON, Of Ohio, moved further to New Jersey to press his claims in behalf of his amend the bill, so as to except from the grant State, as it had a tendency to embarrass the of land section number 16; which was also passage of the bill. It would be best to pre- agreed to. sent it, meritorious as it was, disconnected Mr. McCoy said he did not know where with that of any other State. this township was to be taken from. A good Mr. CAMBRELENG said he thought it right to portion of the land which the United States state, that he had intended to have offered an pretend to claim, was ceded for special puramendment to this bill, embracing two institu- poses, to pay the debts of the nation. He tions, in favor of which a bill was introduced recollected, some few years ago, this House did, last session of Congress; but not wishing to in one of their fits of humanity, grant to the embarrass the bill, in which he took great asylum in Connecticut a township of land. interest, he did not do so. Petitions from They were immediately after applied to by the New York and Pennsylvania, on the subject, State of New York, and next session, the were now lying on the table; and after the House took a stand, and refused to grant it, bill got into the House, he should move that and now New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and both these petitions be referred to a select New York, are all prepared again each to ask committee, that their merits might be ex- fori a township of land. This House was amined. He hoped, therefore, the gentleman gathering up a kind of legislation it would be from New Jersey would withdraw his motion, impossible for them to get along with, and soon and refer it to the same committee. the people of this.country would be unable to Mr. WuTrs said, a memorial had been pre- build a school-house, unless this Government sented during the present session, in behalf of gave them the money. He should forbear the institution established in Pennsylvania, for making any more comments on the bill-he the deaf and dumb, and he had prepared an was opposed to it, although he supposed it amendment to include that institution; and would pass, as it seemed to be a favorite. he believed he could show, if an appropriation The bill was then ordered to be engrossed, was made anywhere for such a purpose, it and read a third time to-morrow. should be made there also; but, in accordance The House adjourned.

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